Desultory

Desultory was part of the first wave of Swedish death metal bands,
alongside
Entombed,
Dismember,
and others.
Into Eternity, their Metal Blade debut following a lesser-known
EP release, is standard for the genre, energetic and forceful,
straddling the line between the more brutal American death style
and the melodic Gothenburg variety.
Though not earthshattering, it's a fine album and a solid bet
for death fans.
By most accounts, the followup, Bitterness, is more of the same,
but 1996's Swallow The Snake is quite a different animal,
dropping the death vocals (and, for the most part, death metal
itself), for a more heavy rock sound likened by some to
Soundgarden.
Having been dropped by Metal Blade, they disappeared, but the
three members from the Snake album recruited a new fourth
member and, continuing the progression from that last album,
continued on as the heavy/stoner metal act
Zebulon.
Finally, in early 2009, the band announced that they were back together.